Starwings Basel

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Starwings Basel
Starwings Basel logo
LeaguesSwiss Basketball League
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
ArenaSporthalle Birsfelden
Capacity2,000
LocationBirsfelden, Switzerland
PresidentGaby Weis
Head coachAntonios Doukas
WebsiteOfficial Website
Starwings Basel October 2021.
Sporthalle Birsfelden

Starwings Basel, commonly known as Starwings, is a Swiss professional basketball club based in Basel. The club competes in the Swiss Basketball League (SBL), the highest tier of basketball in Switzerland.[1]

Its main accomplishment to date was the win of the Swiss Cup, in 2010. Eleven years later, in 2021, Starwings reached the finals of the Swiss League.

The Starwings are currently the only professional basketball team from German-speaking Switzerland.

History

The organization, which emerged from the two clubs BC Arlesheim and CVJM Birsfelden, was founded in 2002. Until their promotion, the Starwings Baskets played in the National League B, from 2005 in the National League A.

Honours

Swiss Basketball League

Swiss Cup

  • Champions (1): 2010

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Star Wings Basel roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
G 0 United States Shawn Williams
G 2 Nigeria TK Edogi
PG 4 Switzerland Dennis Fasnacht
F 11 Serbia Andrija Matic
F 13 Switzerland Sebastien Davet
C 15 United States Noah Dickerson
F/C 16 Switzerland Louis Jeanrenaud
SG 17 Switzerland Shayne Mccray
G/F 21 Switzerland Vid Milenkovic
G 24 France Marc Seylan
PG 27 Ukraine Platon Pashkevich
F 31 Switzerland Nik Milowitsch
F 44 Croatia Nikola Vilotic
SF Switzerland Janis Pausa
F/C Switzerland Ilija Vranic
G Switzerland Zaid Weibel
Head coach

Germany Pascal Heinrichs

Assistant coach(es)

Switzerland Ilyas Tanglay

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 3 July 2023

Notable players

Dylan Schommer in October 2021.

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

Head coaches

Dragan Andrejevic in October 2021.
  • SwitzerlandNorth Macedonia Roland Pavloski: (2002–2003)
  • Switzerland Pascal Donati: (2004–2009)
  • Switzerland Patrick Koller: (2009–2010)
  • Switzerland Danijel Eric: (2010–2012)
  • SwitzerlandNorth Macedonia Roland Pavloski: (2012–2013)
  • SwitzerlandSouth Africa Viktor Mettler: (2013–2014)
  • SwitzerlandNorth Macedonia Roland Pavloski: (2014–2018)
  • SwitzerlandSerbia Dragan Andrejevic: (2018–2022)
  • Greece Antonios Doukas: (2022–2023)
  • Germany Pascal Heinrichs: (2023–present)

References

  1. ^ Starwings - die Exoten aus Basel, indoorsports.ch (in German), accessed 5 September 2015.